catch one's death | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To contract a seriousillness, especially a nastycoldor otherrespiratoryailmentand especially as a result of exposure towetorchillyweather.1824,Washington Irving, “The Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman”, inTales of a Traveller:"You'll get drenched to the skin—You'llcatch your death!" said Peechy Prauw, affectionately.1848,Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 6, inMary Barton:"My eye as like! you don't think I'm such a fool as tocatch my deathof cold, and let the horsescatch their deathtoo."1868,Louisa May Alcott, chapter 46, inLittle Women:"You shall trudge away, and do your errands in the rain, and if youcatch your deathand ruin your bonnet, it's no more than you deserve."1998,George Packer,Central Square,→ISBN, ch. 1 (New York Timesreprint):Now Linda'scatching her deathoutside in nothing but her nightie.2009February 9,Gareth McLean, “Culture: An epic weekend in TV”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved 14 Sept 2017:Carla left him weeping in the rain, soaked to the skin, in his trademark tight white shirt. He may yetcatch his death.

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